The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 1, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che Key West Citizen ‘THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By L. P. AR'TMAN, President and Pub JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manag. From ‘The Citizen Building @orner Greene and Ann Streets Daily Newapaper in Key West and Monrose County only entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press Associated Presggis exclusively entitled to all news dispatches credit« 18e to KEY WEST NEEDS HOSPITAL In 2resident Roc «velt’s proposal to Congress for an appropriation of from $7,- | 500,000 to $10,000,000 for construction of 50 hospitals throughout the country may be found the solution to Key West’s quest of municipal hospitalization for the very poor 1 for those who cannot afford rooms and service in private institutions. While some of the leaders of Congress favor legislation to carry out the Presi- dent’s program “for strengthening and in- creasing the health security of the nation”, other Congressional] spokesmen insist there | is no insistent call for federal aid in the | construction of hospitals, krgwn on application. SPECIAL NOTICE eading neti ards of thanks, resolutions of spect, obituary notices, etc. will be charged for at rate ef 10 cents a Dine. Notices for entertainment by churches from which mevenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. e Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- f public issues and subjects of local or general est but it wil not publish anonymous commauni- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it wihout fear and without favor; never be ufraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; a:ways do its utmost for the pablic welfare; never tolerate corruption or saicstice; Cenounce vice and praise virtue couwiatad good done by individual or organ- ; tolerant of others’ rights, views and ons; print only news that will elevate aud not contaminate the reader; never com- 1 aaise with principle. TMi XC: VEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CiTIZEN Water and Sewerage. Ci shensive City Plan (Zoning). More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital ——————————e “The man who has his_ price worth it. icn’t “Welcome” belongs on your face just | as much as on the door-mat. | If you listen carefully you can hear the politicians putting their ears to the | ground. We have liberty in the United States. but too often it is the liberty of indif- ference. Russia’s and Germany’s sea of words reminds one of Kipling’s “Plenty of rea- sons but not a single excuse’”’ for it all. This column has often stated that an eftitor is more the man who keeps things @it-than puts things in his paper. The | ‘yor? itself means one who gives from thing... «~The reward for the charitableness of | tHe United States is its happiness and pros- | Berity. If you do not believe this country is hav’py and prosperous have a look at} Eutope. Not wishing the next president of the | ited States any hard luck but if he is the victim of an illness, let us hope it is something other than infantile ‘paralysis. These presidential birthday ball are great aids to combat the ravages of disease. Congressman Pat Cannon “boned” for ‘ on the question of sugar ‘production to prepare himself to debate on his bill in the heuse tc up Florida’s quota—then Loke exactly one minute.—Ellis Hollums z ig d. Speaking on your feet fficult than “boning” on a prob- uless the speaker is well qualified to mucdle through on any question. For some time The Citizen has been «dvocating the construction of a modern hospital and there is a ‘possibility of ob- taining one now that the President has | asked Congress for an appropriation to construct 50 hospitals throughout the coun- try Gur senators and representative should he informed at once concerning the need ol a hospital in Key West, as there is every reason to believe that Congress will ap- propriate: the «millions 2 d for the pur- yose. The health.of a community is of paramount consideration. ' Citizen believes these opponents | in error. | backs of the last several years. | eracy. Insofar as Key West is concerned, The of the Presidential hospitalization program are Key West does need a hospital of the kind contemplated by Mr. Roose- velt. The Marine hospital, an outstanding institution of its kind, is totally inadequate even to handle the navy’s needs, with the result that naval station officers are pre- | paring to receive bids on an addition to the yard dispensary. Marine hospital does care for some civilian cases in the event of emergency, but its function, as its name implies, is to provide facilities for the care and treatment of seamen, Neither Key West nor Monroe county | is in any financial condition to undertake the erection of a modern hospital and to furnish the necessary equipment. The people of the community have not fully re- covered from the numerous economic set- They can- rot provide funds for such a hospital. Un- doubtedly the taxpayers of the county could manage the maintenance of such a | hospital if it were provided by the federal government. The Citizen, long an advocate of bet- | ter hospitals for Key West, believes that | the Key West Chamber of Commerce, | Monroe County Medical Society and other | organizations should lose no time inform- | ing Congressman Pat Cannon and Senators | Claude Pepper and Charles O. Andrews of the the hospital situation in Key West. There is need for a municipal hospital to take | care of the needs of our own population and of the large influx of visitors, ‘par- | ticularly at this time of the year. A municipal hospital is another essen- tial in the rehabilitation program to estab- lish Key West as a tourist center. THE POLITICAL FEVER EPIDEMIC The year 1940 is what is known as a political year. With a presidential election in sight, | and other elections coming on, men in pub- | lic office and those wanting to be in office, measure all things from the political angle. Newspaper editors are not different. Many newspapers will follow the lead of | politicians and watch for a chance to have | political effect. Discussions that were relatively ac- ademic a year ago will be tinged with new significance. Even the public is on | guard for political propaganda, in theory, | but sopping it up in practice without | knowing that the dose is being given. In a word, publie discussion will suf- fer from the political fever that afflicts the nation. There is no help for it. The disease is one of the consequences of demo- ! All that we can hope for is that the ravages of the epidemic will not seri- ously affect the well-being of the State or dry up the fountain of truth. ADOPTED NINE SICKLY CHILDREN The death of Mrs. Angelica Talcott Rathborne Putnam, wife of Dr. Charles Russell Lowell Putnam, of New York, brings to light an interesting story. Some years ago, it seems, the Putnams decided to adopt some children, although they had five children of their own. In- stead of selecting only healthy children, as most foster parents do, Mrs Putnam, with the consent of her husband, a specialist in the treatment of children’s ailments, adopted children who were sickly and for whom there was little hopes of a robust childhood. Altogether, they adopted nine. This, we believe is a remarkable ex- ample of genuine love of children. It is a fine spirit which leads many childless couples to adopt other children. It is probably a braver spirit for couples, with children of their own, to adopt other chil- dren. It takes noble spirits, blessed with great love for all mankind, to deliberately adopt helpess, sickly chidren. Such serv- ice deserves to be remembered. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MODERN PIONEERS < —*7 ‘, INEWS ITEM: MODERN PIONEERS TO BE HONORED FEBRUARY COMMEMORATING KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happeninzs Here Just Five, Ten and Fifteen Years Ago As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen FIVE YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lopez! announce the birth of a 10-pound boy last night in their home in Tampa. Born during the festivi- | ties of the birthday anniversary | of President Roosevelt, the son} has been given the name of Franklin Delano Lopez. Mr. | Lopez is a former resident of Key West. i An amberjack «weighing 58 pounds was one of a number of fish caught yesterday by Carl Williams of Oklahoma City. Mr. | Williams was out the entire aft- ernoon and caught a total of four amberjacks, 19 barrdcuda, two! mackerel and two bonito. | Total value of rentals and leas-! es for homes in Key West during the time of the visits of guests |this season has gone far beyond 'the expectations of the most op- timistic, it was learned today, from the Florida Emergency Re- lief Administration. 10. Edmund Higgs, known to his intimates as “Old Rope”, made a| valuable addition to the speci- mens in the aquarium today in| the shape of a large and rare| porcupine. It is one of the oddi-} ties of the sea and is being view- ed by hundreds, both strangers and local folk. Mrs. Hamilton Williams held an informal and enjoyable Welsh Rarebit supper last night at the home on Olivia street, honoring Mrs. A. W. Yancey, who plans to IN, 15024 ANNIVERSARY OF PATENT SYSTEM. TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Do not say, “The trains arrive at the Broad Street depot"; say, “station”. TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ 'Can you answer seven of these | cases, ten Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for Answers 1, What is another name for the minor planets? 2. With what sport is Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., associated? which country is the beautiful Loch Lomond? There are 16, 32 or 48 gills in a gallon? Name the Foreign Minister of Hungary. With which Major Leagu baseball club does Kennet! Keltner play? Name the state flower of Ohio. What was the first name of the Hungarian composer Liszt? When is the length of day and night equal all over the earth? What famous gold rush oc- curred in 18! 3. In $2,500,000 to provide sufficient funds to construct a boulevard | along most of the waterfront of the island. Two million dollars will be used to build roads. Sheriff Roland Curry is in re- ceipt of x communication from Ernest Amos, state comptroller, which contains information con- cerning the latest ruling relative to the registration of automo- GAINS ARE MADE — ~_ AGAINST SYPHILIS | TODAY 1S NATIONAL SOCIAL HYGIENE DAY IN NATION National Social celebrated today, Hygiene Day, suggests the timeliness of a review of recent: one of! jgains against Florida’s most health proble Since statistics recently released by the State Board of Health reveal Florida |to have the highest syphilis death rate among 14 Southern states, it syphilis, serious public can readily be seen that Florida; |has a-problem of real magnitude. | Although it is too early in the | present campaign to say what re-! ductions in prevalence have been realized, it is not too early for an estimate regarding future success. Four years of enlightened pub- lie attitude toward the so-called venereal diseases, and a_ great deal of hard work, have brought impressive increases in facilities for diagnosis and _ treatment everywhere. In Florda in the past year the number of patients under treat- ment has doubled as has the num- er of cases reported by private physicians and clinics. Dr. A. B. McCreary, state health officer, says in the current issue of “Florida. Health Notes”, offi- cial publication of the State §| Board of Health, that the increase is due not to more syphilis, but to the increased vigilance in |finding and bringing under treat- ment heretofore undiscovered The work has been made possible as a result of increased |Federal appropriations. Dr. Me Creary 1eports, however, that |none of the $38,000 matching fund appropriated by the last Florida | Legislature has been forthcoming part of the coming week to join gor not having tags until Febu- | Mr. Yancey. TEN YEARS AGO “You may travel the country) As a result of the selling of the S §6The finest Gasoline over and you'll find at Key West the best bunch of people of any place in the world” is a state- jment made by Day H. Pierson, of Kansas City, Missouri, who is |here visiting with.Mrs. Pierson for their sixth winter visit. Mrs. A. R. Miller, president of |the Woman’s Club, announced to- day that the club will co-operate jin every way in the clean-up campaign now on in this city. Plans for the carrying out of the campaign will be taken up at the meeting of the club tomorrow night. Yacht Caronia, owned by J. H. Whiting of Boston, wealthy rug manufacturer, arrived in port thi morning and is berthed at the Porter Dock Co. Mrs. Whit- ing came on the vessel and will await the arrival of Mr. Whiting, |who is to arrive with friends to- morrow. Ernest Hemingway, noted au- thor of international popularity, Mrs. Hemingway and their son, Patrick, have arrived from ‘their chateau near Paris, France, to spend their third winter season jin. Key West. “We are going to ido a lot of fishing”, said the prano, who appeared in the city Saturday in.a series of popular concerts, was heard by select audiences. She will again be heard in selections from the va- ;rious masters tonight in.a fare- well perfcrmance to Key West. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Ativocates of the roai te the mainland have decided to in- Marie Houston, celebrated so-! ary 15, so owners are advised to buy the tags before then. eastern end of the island last week, there will be a decided in- crease in the number of realtors in Key West. Several residents are preparing to get into the sélling game and as the oppor- tunities grow they will increase. An opportunity is presented to | every young lady in the city with | the coming of the Shrine Circus. | It is the “Miss Key West” popu- | larity contest. Come and get a book of tickets; for the first ticket | you sell makes you a contestant with a chance to win. | a Hollon Bervaldi, John and Theodore Roberts and Benjamin Demeritt, compose a party leav- ing for a visit to Tampa and will | \be the guests of Herman Roberts, | formerly of this city but who | ‘has been residing in Tampa for! the past twenty-six years. | | | Boca Chica Resort and FISHING CAMP Restaurant—Home Cooking | Cottages—Charter and Row Boats—Private Beach CASA MARINA Key West's || HOTEL DE LUXE k American Plan 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Casa Marina Orchestra PETER.SCHUTT Manager ‘erease the proposed bond issue to / ay THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1940 SIDELIGHTS By MARCY 8B. DARNALL Former Editor of The Citizen No reward is offered for the return of an old 500-pound boiler stolen from a Boston machine shop. The owner told police that it was worthless, and he had been wondering how he could get rid of it without going to the ex- pense of having it hauled away. Salvatore Morrione of New York fired three bullets into his head, then threw down the gun and walked up two flights of stairs, saying he “didn’t feel a thing.” An X-ray examination showed the location of the bullets inside his skull, and he was placed under treatment. So says the United Press. Matt Hayes of Toulminville, Ala., born in Texas of Irish par- ents, recently celebrated his 103d birthday. He is still active. chops wood, reads without glasses and says he never owned a pair. Five generations of his family are living. This year a good many candi- dates will again test the theory held by the late Tom Watson of Georgia, who said: “The whole secret of success in politics is to and that if local matching funds are not shown, Federal funds will be withdrawn. In 1939 the gains achieved by the State of Florida in its fight against syphilis kept pace with the progress in the nation-wide program. Today nineteen states require examinations for syphilis in ap- plicants for marriage licenses, seventeen provide for similar tests in expectant mothers. None of these laws is over three years old, most are only one or two. And other states are considering them. remember that it is impossible to overestimate the stupidity of the public.” | Correspondence courses are ;helpfal to many, but they have their limitations, as Otto Urban of New York can testify. Study- ing to be a detective, he tried to follow written instructions on how to handle a revolver, and shot himself in the leg. Ten survivors of a group of 14 }men who organized a “woman- haters” club 35 years ago held a |reunion recently in Salt Lake City. It was revealed that-dur- ing the intervening years every one of the members had been married. In Lexington, Ky., a minister preached a forceful sermon the evils of drink, expressing the wish that he might have all the beer, wine and whisky in the state, so he could dump it in the river. Then the choir sang: “Shall We Gather at the River?” Attorney Maxwell Shapiro of New York asked leniency for his Negro client, convicted of mak- ing whisky, saying: “This man jdid not maintain a still for profit; only as a fireside com- panion.” The sentence was six months. It was shown that the “fireside companion” held 100 gallons. The first head of the United States Naval Academy at Annap- olis was Franklin Buchanan in 1845. | William I of England built 48 strong castles during his reign. 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